Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi says he would like to see how his rival for the Umno presidential post, Khairy Jamaluddin, will open up the party to non-Malays, citing Umno founder Datuk Onn Jaafar's attempt to open up party membership to non-Malays did not go well.

However, Dr Ahmad Zahid accepted the reality that the struggle of any political party cannot purely be race-based and said he would assist the chosen leaders in strengthening the party.

Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi says he would like to see how his rival for the Umno presidential post, Khairy Jamaluddin, will open up the party to non-Malays, citing Umno founder Datuk Onn Jaafar's attempt to open up party membership to non-Malays did not go well.

However, Dr Ahmad Zahid accepted the reality that the struggle of any political party cannot purely be race-based and said he would assist the chosen leaders in strengthening the party.